Starting an on-demand sweep

You can start an on-demand sweep from the program’s Main window or from Windows Explorer. Before you begin the sweep, do the following:

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Close all programs that are listed in the taskbar at the bottom of your screen. The Webroot software may not be able to remove spyware associated with a particular program if that program is open. You do not need to close programs shown in the system tray in the lower-right corner of your screen; these programs are only running in the background.

•	Make sure the security definitions are up-to-date, as described in Checking for updates.

•	Optionally, you can check what criteria the Webroot software uses for sweeping your system, as described in Viewing and setting sweep options.

To start a sweep from the Home panel:

From the Home panel, click Sweep Now. The Webroot software performs either a Full, Quick, or Custom sweep, depending on which one is selected in the Sweep panel, as described below.

To start a sweep from the Sweep panel:

1.	If you want to select from a Full, Quick, or Custom Sweep, click Sweep from the Icon panel.

The Sweep Your Computer panel displays a Start button:

2.	Click the down arrow on the button to select one of these sweep types:

•	Start Full Sweep. Sweeps all areas of the computer thoroughly.

•	Start Quick Sweep. Sweeps only areas where threats are commonly found.

•	Start Custom Sweep. Sweeps only selected areas (see Configuring Custom sweep options).

3.	Click the button to start the sweep.

To start a sweep from Explorer:

1.	Make sure you have enabled the Add “Sweep” option to Windows Explorer context menu.

You do not need to open the Main window; the program just needs to be running (the Webroot icon appears in the system tray).

2.	Open Windows Explorer.

3.	Right-click the file, folder, or drive you want to sweep.

4.	From the pop-up menu, select Perform Security Sweep.